A pale-faced young man dressed in luxurious clothes pushed arrogantly through the crowd, his eyes burning with undisguised lust as they locked onto Xiao Xun'er.
"Ah—!"
Before he could even finish speaking, a figure flashed forward like a ghost. A simple palm strike landed, and the young man screamed as he was sent flying backward like a broken kite. His lackeys tried to catch him but failed miserably. He crashed heavily onto the ground.
"Oh? Isn't this Young Master Gale Ao?" Xiao Tian walked calmly to Xiao Xun'er's side with a faint smile. "You're also a Dou Practitioner, aren't you? How could you fail to withstand even a single blow from me? Did you waste all your Dou Qi on women's bellies and turn soft?"
"Xiao Tian!" Gale Ao scrambled to his feet, his face twisted in fury. He pointed a trembling finger and snarled, "Don't think that just because you've become a Dou Practitioner, you can act so arrogantly! Be careful, or you'll end up like your useless younger brother — your Dou Qi might start disappearing once you reach this realm!"
"You don't need to worry about me," Xiao Tian replied calmly. "You should worry about yourself right now."
Gale Ao's expression turned gloomy. He clenched his fists until his knuckles cracked. Seeing their young master's ugly look, his subordinates immediately spread out and surrounded Xiao Tian and Xiao Xun'er with malicious intent.
"Protect yourself," Xiao Tian said softly to Xun'er.
He snapped his fingers.
Whoosh!
Silver light shot out like lightning. In an instant, Gale Ao and all his lackeys collapsed to the ground, howling in agony. Their souls felt as though they had been pierced by countless invisible needles. The pain was unbearable. Even Gale Ao, a one-star Dou Practitioner, was no match for Xiao Tian's abnormal strength and was taken down in a single move.
At that moment, a loud shout rang out from the crowd:
"Who dares cause trouble in the Xiao Family's market?!"
Uncle Payne hurried over with a group of guards. Seeing Xiao Tian standing calmly while a group of people writhed on the ground, he quickly approached.
"Third Young Master, what happened?"
"Nothing serious," Xiao Tian replied with a smile. "Someone tried to harass a young lady in our Xiao Family market. I simply taught him a small lesson. Uncle Payne, please have someone 'send' them back to the Gale Family's territory so they don't disturb everyone's business."
Payne nodded and immediately ordered his men to carry the howling group away. As they lifted Gale Ao, Xiao Tian tossed over a jade stick and a money bag.
"If Gale Ao causes trouble again, use this dog-beating stick to teach him a harsh lesson. As for these one hundred gold coins — treat everyone to drinks and food."
Payne caught both items with a wide grin.
Xiao Tian took Xun'er's hand, ready to leave. But his gaze suddenly fell on a rather handsome young man standing in the distance. The man's eyes occasionally flashed with lewdness as his hand shamelessly reached into the clothes of a nearby maid, completely ignoring the people around him.
Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes. Liu Xi… the alchemist from the original story who had ill intentions toward Xun'er. Why is he appearing here now?
Butterfly effect, perhaps. It didn't matter. He would deal with this hidden threat when the time came.
Xun'er noticed Xiao Tian staring and asked softly, "What's wrong, Tian Ge?"
"Nothing. Just looking around casually," he replied with a gentle smile.
After the disturbance, neither of them felt like continuing to shop. They returned straight to the Xiao Family compound.
Before reaching Xun'er's courtyard, a delicate woman's bracelet appeared in Xiao Tian's hand — created from the power of the Creation God Art.
Xiao Xun'er's eyes widened as she stared at the beautiful bracelet.
Xiao Tian waved it teasingly in front of the dazed girl. "Do you still want it? If not, I'll take it back."
Xun'er immediately reached out and snatched it. Realizing how eager she appeared, her face flushed slightly. She took a deep breath, then gracefully slipped the bracelet onto her fair, delicate wrist.
"Thank you, Tian Ge," she said sweetly.
Xiao Tian gently pinched her slightly flushed cheek. "This bracelet has a calming and focusing effect. Wearing it regularly will benefit your cultivation. Alright, go back now and cultivate well. Strive to break through to the Dou Practitioner as soon as possible."
Startled by the intimate gesture, the young lady fled like a frightened rabbit, her voice breaking in a cute way. "Then… I'll go back first…"
Watching her retreating figure, Xiao Tian smiled softly. He passed by Xiao Yan's small courtyard and noticed his younger brother had already returned — most likely busy cultivating the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid with Yao Lao.
Later that night, after everyone had gone to rest, Xiao Tian headed toward the back mountain. This place, the birthplace of Xiao Yan's rise in the original story, felt especially significant to him. His intuition told him that checking in here would yield excellent rewards.
Arriving at the quiet summit, he carefully sensed his surroundings. After confirming no one else was around, he spoke inwardly:
"System, grant me all my remaining rewards!
""Ding! All wishes have been fulfilled. Rewards are now integrating…"
A powerful surge erupted within Xiao Tian's body.
The Eternal Dream Realm formed inside him — a world that would grow stronger alongside him. In the future, it could evolve into an entirely new world and even devour other mini-realms to increase its power, and it was full of endless treasures of the Dou Qi Continent and Dou techniques.
The Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, Life Spirit Flame, and Three Thousand Burning Flame are three distinct infant flames. And then Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning, Black Demon Lightning, and Nine-Colored Pill Lightning also appeared. They merged with his body one by one, settling peacefully in different parts of his Qi cyclone and soul without any interference.
Three supreme soul artifacts materialized within his mini-realm: the Soul Burning Zither, Soul Piercing Needle, and Soul Stealing Flute, and an unlimited Sound Transmission Stone.
The Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword, Heaven Slaying Divine Sword, Demon Flame Ring, and World Piercing Needle floated within the same realm. The World Piercing Needle fused directly into his spatial awareness. And Heaven Devouring Cauldron appeared in front of him. Heavenly Poison Pearl merged with his right hand, and a pearl mark appeared in his right hand.
His personal mini-realm opened fully, resembling a complete miniature Dou Qi Continent — vast and filled with endless potential, growing stronger as he did.
Finally, the World-Purifying Divine Body resonated perfectly with his physique, while the system also granted him the lifetime memory and knowledge of the Holy Radiance Heavenly Saint, a Rank 9 Golden Tier alchemist.
So, in the way of Alchemy, you are now a disciple and the successor of the Holy Radiance Heavenly Saint.
The system will also grant you the Holy Radiance Cauldron, one of 13 Heavenly Cauldrons, and three more heavenly flames: Void Devouring Flame, Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Eight Desolate Destruction Flame, and his storage ring. These four are treasures of the Holy Radiance Heavenly Saint.
The Holy Radiance Cauldron originally ranked 7, but because the Holy Radiance Heavenly Saint was a half-step Dou Di, he upgraded it to match the top 3 cauldrons. The system advised the host not to use it in front of others until they become powerful enough to protect it, because many people in the Dou Qi continent know about it.
"Also, the system gives you two bonuses: the Mountain Melting Cauldron, which was ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Cauldron list, is now yours. As the host is very weak right now, the system also gives you a Dou Huang bodyguard summoning card and a Dou Zong bodyguard summoning card for safety in the future until you become powerful enough. The system didn't give you a Dou Zun or anything more powerful because the system wants the host to work hard for power, not become lazy by having an overwhelmingly powerful bodyguard."
"Ding! Host, the six flames have already merged with you. You do not need to refine them manually. These are the genuine Void Devouring Flame, Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Life Spirit Flame, and Three Thousand Burning Flame of the Dou Qi Continent. However, the system has suppressed Void Devouring Flame and Purifying Lotus Demonic Flames' original full power, erased all their memories, and made them grow alongside you. Not even the Emperor Flame can take them back from you, and you cannot use the full power of Void Devouring Flame and Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame without the strength of Dou Sheng.
And Host gets all memories of Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint, so you will know about all the Dou Technique Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint knows, so you will count as a disciple of Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint.
And please collect all maps of Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint to break him free from his obsession, as it was your duty as a disciple.
The system is extremely possessive regarding the host's treasures. Therefore, rest assured — others will never obtain any of the flames you possess or any of the treasures that were given by the system.
Xiao Yan will never be able to get Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame.
Additionally, after the Host obtained the legacy of the Holy Radiance Saint — a very ancient Half-Step Dou Di who lived many millennia before Tou She Ancient Emperor — the Host received four more genuine Heavenly Flames from this legacy: the Void Devouring Flame, Golden Emperor Burning Flame, and Eight Desolate Destruction Flame. The Holy Radiance Saint had tried to subdue the Void Devouring Flame when it was still a nascent flame. As a peak Half-Step Dou Di who had broken all boundaries of the Dou Qi Continent, he hid it inside his soul sea to let it mature, completely cutting it off from the continent. Because of this, a second Void Devouring Flame was born later in the continent, which has no connection to the Host. Therefore, the Host's Void Devouring Flame is the original and independent one, not the one. The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and Eight Desolate Destruction Flame also belonged to the Holy Radiance Saint and now belong to the Host. Gu Xun'er and Yan Clan still have their own separate clan flames, which the Host has not taken.
The System has taken the Mountain Melting Cauldron and the Life Spirit Flame, then granted them directly to the Host. Similarly, the System has taken the real Three Thousand Burning Flame that originally belonged to the Pill Tower and given it to the Host. To prevent any future conflicts, the System has erased all memories and records related to the Three Thousand Burning Flame from the minds of everyone in the Pill Tower and anyone else who previously knew about them. All historical connections between the Three Thousand Burning Flame and the Pill Tower have also been wiped clean.
As a result, the Host is now the sole owner of the authentic versions of the Life Spirit Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the Mountain Melting Cauldron. Old Man Shen Nong and Tang Zhen have not obtained their respective treasures yet, and because of the System's intervention, they never will.
In the future, because the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame has fully merged with you, you will also gain the ability to control the Demon Flame Realm that was already in your Eternal Dream Realm but sealed under a seal.
These flames are merged with you by the system; no one takes them from you. This will clear his path to becoming the Flame Emperor. Since the host has already taken the Rank 3 flame, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame is extremely important for the World-Purifying Emperor's control abilities, it will eventually become even more powerful than the Emperor Flame itself.
And all of flames and lightnings were tied with host power, they will be strong along with the host till their limit, but only Void Devouring Flame and Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame will surpass their limits and become more powerful than Emperor Flame.
Now, all of flame and lightning were in their early stages, so they could not use their full power. So you can use them as you want within your power. The system sealed the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword in the host realm's palace's underground, as the Dou Qi continent cannot bear the power of the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword. Please don't use it. It can even destroy the Great Thousand World, as it was the most powerful weapon of all time. If the host repeatedly uses this, then everything will be finished.
And as the host merged with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the host got another physique, the Three Thousand Star Body, which is also known as the immortal body.
All rewards have been successfully granted.
All ten wishes have been fulfilled. Host, take care of yourself. Bye~"
Xiao Tian stood alone on the mountain peak, feeling boundless power surging through his veins. Six distinct heavenly flames burned quietly inside him, and many colored lightnings ran through his body. His soul had become nearly indestructible, and an entirely new world now existed within his body.
A confident smile appeared on his face.
"The path of the World-Purifying Emperor… truly begins now."